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Our Community Response Unit (CRU) was created to solve problems that arise in the community. CRU focuses on establishing and maintaining direct community contacts to foster grassroots partnerships to address and resolve quality of life issues.

The five branches of CRU are Community Outreach, Community Policing, Crime Prevention, Construction Special Investigations and Animal Cruelty Task Force.

Crime Prevention focuses on educating and training our community through programs, partnerships and initiatives. Community Policing establishes community safety teams at providing service and support through interaction and effective communication with homeownersโ€™ associations.

For more information please contact us at 239-477-1CRU (1278) or CRU@sheriffleefl.org.

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Sheriff Carmine Marceno created the Community Response Unit as part of his initiative to enhance community engagement throughout Lee County.

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Please be advised all eastbound lanes Alico Rd is closed at 3 Oaks Pkwy for a two vehicle crash. One person was transported with an injury.

Motorists are encouraged to avoid the area & seek an alternate route.

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Lookin' for a fun way to spend a Friday night and learn self defense tactics?! Our Community Response Unit has got you covered! Sign up now for our free READY class this coming Friday, 10/24, from 4-6PM. at our GCTC Outreach Center. Registration is required! ๐Ÿ’ช๐Ÿ’๐Ÿฝโ€โ™€๏ธ

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Please be advised, LCSO is assisting with a crash near mile marker 142 on I-75. At this time, the outside northbound lane is closed.

FHP is lead.

Use caution & seek an alternate route, if possible

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Please be advised, Sunshine Blvd is currently shut down just south of W 17th St in Lehigh Acres due to a vehicle crash

Use caution & seek an alternate route, if possible.

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Lee County Sheriff's Office

17 hours ago

Lee County Sheriff's Office
Today, we reflect and honor the life of fallen Deputy Nunez.This morning, members of the Lee County Sheriff's Office Honor Guard visited the Fallen Deputy Memorial at Lakes Park in Fort Myers to place a wreath in remembrance of Deputy Margena Silvia Nunez.Thank you for your service, Deputy Nunez. We will never forget your dedication to our community. ... See MoreSee Less

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Lee County Sheriff's Office

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Lee County Sheriff's Office
โญ ๐…๐จ๐ซ๐ ๐ข๐ง๐  ๐๐š๐ซ๐ญ๐ง๐ž๐ซ๐ฌ๐ก๐ข๐ฉ๐ฌ ๐ญ๐จ ๐๐ฎ๐ข๐ฅ๐ ๐’๐ญ๐ซ๐จ๐ง๐ ๐ž๐ซ ๐…๐š๐ฆ๐ข๐ฅ๐ข๐ž๐ฌ ๐–๐ข๐ญ๐ก๐ข๐ง ๐Ž๐ฎ๐ซ ๐‚๐จ๐ฆ๐ฆ๐ฎ๐ง๐ข๐ญ๐ฒ โญThe Lee County Sheriff's Office is proud to highlight our ongoing partnership with Better Together, a local nonprofit, whose mission is centered on ๐˜ค๐˜ฐ๐˜ฏ๐˜ฏ๐˜ฆ๐˜ค๐˜ต๐˜ช๐˜ฏ๐˜จ ๐˜ฑ๐˜ฆ๐˜ฐ๐˜ฑ๐˜ญ๐˜ฆ, ๐˜ฐ๐˜ณ๐˜จ๐˜ข๐˜ฏ๐˜ช๐˜ป๐˜ข๐˜ต๐˜ช๐˜ฐ๐˜ฏ๐˜ด, ๐˜ข๐˜ฏ๐˜ฅ ๐˜ณ๐˜ฆ๐˜ด๐˜ฐ๐˜ถ๐˜ณ๐˜ค๐˜ฆ๐˜ด ๐˜ต๐˜ฐ ๐˜ด๐˜ถ๐˜ฑ๐˜ฑ๐˜ฐ๐˜ณ๐˜ต ๐˜ง๐˜ข๐˜ฎ๐˜ช๐˜ญ๐˜ช๐˜ฆ๐˜ด ๐˜ช๐˜ฏ ๐˜ฏ๐˜ฆ๐˜ฆ๐˜ฅ before they fall into crisis. Check out how #teamLCSO is working alongside this community partner to ensure safety and stability of families we come across while serving the great residents of Lee County, to create a lasting impact. We're proud to work with Better Together to assist parents who are navigating tough times, so they can receive the proper tools and support system to thrive, and keep their children out of foster care.๐‚๐จ๐ฅ๐ฅ๐š๐›๐จ๐ซ๐š๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง ๐š๐ง๐ ๐ฎ๐ง๐ข๐ญ๐ฒ - ๐ฐ๐ข๐ญ๐ก ๐š ๐ฌ๐ก๐š๐ซ๐ž๐ ๐ฆ๐ข๐ฌ๐ฌ๐ข๐จ๐ง - ๐ญ๐จ๐ ๐ž๐ญ๐ก๐ž๐ซ, ๐ฐ๐ž ๐š๐ซ๐ž ๐›๐ž๐ญ๐ญ๐ž๐ซ.๐Ÿ’œ๐Ÿค ... See MoreSee Less

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Lee County Sheriff's Office

1 day ago

Lee County Sheriff's Office
๐ŸŒŸ๐ƒ๐ž๐ฉ๐ฎ๐ญ๐ฒ ๐Œ๐š๐ซ๐ ๐ž๐ง๐š ๐๐ฎ๐ง๐ž๐ณ๐ŸŒŸ ๐™ถ๐š˜๐š—๐šŽ ๐™ฑ๐šž๐š ๐™ฝ๐šŽ๐šŸ๐šŽ๐š› ๐™ต๐š˜๐š›๐š๐š˜๐š๐š๐šŽ๐š—Today on the 19th anniversary of her passing, we honor and remember Deputy Margena Nunez, who was fatally struck by a drunk driver on October 22, 2006. Deputy Nunez was 44 years old at the time and is survived by her two children.Deputy Nunez started with LCSO in 1999 as a civilian records assistant before becoming a Corrections Deputy. She was a road patrol Deputy for only 11 months before the fatal accident.๐“๐ก๐š๐ง๐ค ๐ฒ๐จ๐ฎ ๐Ÿ๐จ๐ซ ๐ฒ๐จ๐ฎ๐ซ ๐ฌ๐ž๐ซ๐ฏ๐ข๐œ๐ž ๐ญ๐จ ๐‹๐ž๐ž ๐‚๐จ๐ฎ๐ง๐ญ๐ฒ, ๐ƒ๐ž๐ฉ๐ฎ๐ญ๐ฒ ๐๐ฎ๐ง๐ž๐ณ. May your memory live on forever. ... See MoreSee Less

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Lee County Sheriff's Office

1 day ago

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๐‘๐„๐†๐ˆ๐’๐“๐‘๐€๐“๐ˆ๐Ž๐ ๐ˆ๐’ ๐๐Ž๐– ๐Ž๐๐„๐ ๐Ÿ™Œ๐Ÿผ๐Ÿ›ž๐Ÿš›Sign up today for LCSOโ€™s Equipment Showcase hosted by Sheriff Marceno! On November 12th from 9:30-12:30, attendees will get an in-depth look at the specialized equipment we use to help keep paradise safe!This event runs in a smaller group setting, which will allow you to engage with members of #teamLCSO, get a close-up view of our assets, and participate in a Q&A session. โ„๐•–๐•ž๐•–๐•ž๐•“๐•–๐•ฃ, ๐•ค๐•–๐•’๐•ฅ๐•ค ๐•’๐•ฃ๐•– ๐•๐•š๐•ž๐•š๐•ฅ๐•–๐••! ๐•Š๐•š๐•˜๐•Ÿ ๐•ฆ๐•ก โ„•๐•†๐•Ž... ๐•‹๐•™๐•–๐•ค๐•– ๐•–๐•ง๐•–๐•Ÿ๐•ฅ๐•ค ๐•“๐• ๐• ๐•œ ๐•ฆ๐•ก ๐•—๐•’๐•ค๐•ฅ. ๐’๐ž๐ž ๐Ÿ๐ฅ๐ฒ๐ž๐ซ ๐Ÿ๐จ๐ซ ๐๐ž๐ญ๐š๐ข๐ฅ๐ฌ ๐จ๐ง ๐ก๐จ๐ฐ ๐ญ๐จ ๐ซ๐ž๐ ๐ข๐ฌ๐ญ๐ž๐ซ & ๐ฌ๐ž๐ž ๐ฒ๐จ๐ฎ ๐š๐ฅ๐ฅ ๐ฌ๐จ๐จ๐ง! ๐Ÿš๐Ÿ›ถ๐Ÿ›ฐ๏ธ ... See MoreSee Less

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Lee County Sheriff's Office

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Lee County Sheriff's Office
๐ŸŽ€ #๐ญ๐ž๐š๐ฆ๐‹๐‚๐’๐Ž ๐“๐ก๐ข๐ง๐ค๐ฌ ๐!๐ง๐ค ๐ŸŽ€We're showing up in big ways in support of ๐™ฑ๐š›๐šŽ๐šŠ๐šœ๐š ๐™ฒ๐šŠ๐š—๐šŒ๐šŽ๐š› ๐™ฐ๐š ๐šŠ๐š›๐šŽ๐š—๐šŽ๐šœ๐šœ ๐™ผ๐š˜๐š—๐š๐š‘ by dressing their best in the color pink! #teamLCSO is honored to stand with & support those affected by this horrible disease. แด„สœแด‡แด„แด‹ แดแดœแด› แดแด‡แดส™แด‡ส€๊œฑ ๊œฐส€แดแด แดแดœส€ สŸแด‡ษขแด€สŸ แด…ษชแด ษช๊œฑษชแดษด, แด‡xแด‡แด„แดœแด›ษชแด แด‡ ๊œฑแดœแด˜แด˜แดส€แด› ๊œฑแด›แด€๊œฐ๊œฐ, แด€ษดแด… ษชษดแด›แด‡ส€ษดแด€สŸ แด€๊œฐ๊œฐแด€ษชส€๊œฑ ส€แดแด„แด‹ษชษด' แด›สœแด‡ษชส€ แด˜!ษดแด‹ ๊œฐษชแด›๊œฑ๐Ÿฅฐ ... See MoreSee Less

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